An Interview With Darby Vannier: The Indispensable Leader
A leader and a manager are two different things, even though they may often be confused. Leaders are people who inspire and motivate others to achieve the goals of the company or organization. They are not necessarily managers, but they can be both simultaneously. However, true leaders cannot only lead and motivate people; they also know what it takes to succeed as a leader. In this episode, we are joined by Darby Vannier, a leader, coach, consultant, and the author of the book: The Indispensable Leader. Tune in to learn more on this and other exciting topics!
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What You Will Learn in This Episode:
00:31- About the book: The Indispensable Leader
04:46- Why Darby decided to write the book
10:33- The lessons learned from working in multiple positions
17:57- The transition into your development as a leader
28:29- The foundations of a true leader and a manager
33:11- How people can learn to be indispensable leaders
38:52- Darby’s definition of success
41:06- Advice to others going through the same journey
Links from This Episode:
Website: Home – The Indispensable Leader
LinkedIn: Darby Vannier | LinkedIn
Tell us about your business and the services you provide.
Darby Vannier has over 20 years of experience in leadership development and strategic consulting. He has led effective teams of more than 100 employees, coached others into their own leadership positions, and created stability during challenging organizational transitions. Darby built his career on the philosophy that developing the right people is the key to success.
About Indispensable Leader:
The traditional binary thinking of detail-oriented or big-picture leadership is limiting the growth of your career, team, and company. Within the wide spectrum between these two archetypes lies your amazing potential. Embrace hybrid leadership to become an Indispensable Leader! Filled with practical tools and real-world examples, this guide will help you balance detail-focused accomplishment and big-picture inspiration to create a leadership style that fosters an effective team, an enterprising environment, and an exciting future.
You’ll learn:
• Beneficial traits of the Manager and Visionary archetypes to adopt.
• A foundation of core values and habits to handle every situation.
• How you can display influential leadership outside of a formal role.
• Options for building both technical and big-idea skills.
• Indispensable tips for creating and strengthening a great team.
Powerful possibilities emerge in the balance of ideas and action!
Read The Indispensable Leader and redefine leadership success for yourself, for the people you lead now, and for anyone you’ll lead in the future.
What advice do you have for someone just starting out?
Five Things:
1. Stay curious / Keep learning
2. Understand that not everything will be easy
3. View setbacks and challenges as learning opportunities that only add to you experience
4. Listen - Listen to understand, don’t just listen to respond
5. Be kind - Understand that everyone is dealing with something. This applies to coworkers, employees, clients, and people in general.
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